MetaIO/vtkmetaio/metaFEMObject.cxx

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#include "metaFEMObject.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string>

#if (METAIO_USE_NAMESPACE)
namespace METAIO_NAMESPACE {
#endif

FEMObjectNode::
FEMObjectNode(int dim)
{
  m_Dim = dim;
  m_GN = -1;
  m_X = new float[m_Dim];
  for(unsigned int i=0;i<m_Dim;i++)
    {
    m_X[i] = 0;
    }
}

FEMObjectNode::
~FEMObjectNode()
{
  delete []m_X;
}

FEMObjectElement::
FEMObjectElement(int dim)
{
  m_Dim = dim;
  m_GN = -1;
  m_NodesId = new int[m_Dim];
  for(unsigned int i=0;i<m_Dim;i++)
    {
    m_NodesId[i] = -1;
    }
}

FEMObjectElement::
~FEMObjectElement()
{
  delete []m_NodesId;
}

FEMObjectLoad::FEMObjectLoad()
{
}

FEMObjectLoad::~FEMObjectLoad()
{
  for(METAIO_STL::vector<FEMObjectMFCTerm *>::iterator it = this->m_LHS.begin();
      it != this->m_LHS.end();
      ++it)
    {
    delete (*it);
    }
  this->m_LHS.clear();
  this->m_RHS.clear();
  this->m_ForceMatrix.clear();
  this->m_ForceVector.clear();
}

//
// MetaFEMObject Constructors
//
MetaFEMObject::
MetaFEMObject()
 :MetaObject()
{
  if(META_DEBUG) METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject()" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;

  Clear();

  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Node");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("MaterialLinearElasticity");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearLineStress");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC1Beam");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearTriangularMembrane");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearTriangularStrain");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearTriangularStress");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralMembrane");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralStrain");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralStress");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0QuadraticTriangularStress");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element2DC0QuadraticTriangularStrain");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element3DC0LinearHexahedronMembrane");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element3DC0LinearHexahedronStrain");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element3DC0LinearTetrahedronMembrane");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("Element3DC0LinearTetrahedronStrain");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadBC");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadBCMFC");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadNode");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadEdge");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadGravConst");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadLandmark");
  this->m_ClassNameList.push_back("LoadPoint");
  this->m_ElementDataFileName =  "LOCAL";
}

//
MetaFEMObject::
MetaFEMObject(const char *_headerName)
 :MetaObject()
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject()" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }
  Clear();
  Read(_headerName);
  this->m_ElementDataFileName = "LOCAL";
}

//
MetaFEMObject::
MetaFEMObject(const MetaFEMObject *_mesh)
 : MetaObject()
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject()" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }
  Clear();
  CopyInfo(_mesh);
}


//
MetaFEMObject::
MetaFEMObject(unsigned int dim)
 :MetaObject(dim)
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject()" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }
  Clear();
  this->m_ElementDataFileName = "LOCAL";
}

/** Destructor */
MetaFEMObject::
~MetaFEMObject()
{
  // Delete the list of pointers to Nodes.
  NodeListType::iterator it_Node = m_NodeList.begin();
  while(it_Node != m_NodeList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectNode* Node = *it_Node;
    ++it_Node;
    delete Node;
    }
  // Delete the list of pointers to Materials.
  MaterialListType::iterator it_Material = m_MaterialList.begin();
  while(it_Material != m_MaterialList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectMaterial* Material = *it_Material;
    ++it_Material;
    delete Material;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Elements.
  ElementListType::iterator it_Element = m_ElementList.begin();
  while(it_Element != m_ElementList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectElement* Element = *it_Element;
    ++it_Element;
    delete Element;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Loads.
  LoadListType::iterator it_Load = m_LoadList.begin();
  while(it_Load != m_LoadList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectLoad* Load = *it_Load;
    ++it_Load;
    delete Load;
    }

  M_Destroy();
}

//
void MetaFEMObject::
PrintInfo() const
{
  MetaObject::PrintInfo();
}

void MetaFEMObject::
CopyInfo(const MetaObject * _object)
{
  MetaObject::CopyInfo(_object);
}

/** Clear FEMObject information */
void MetaFEMObject::
Clear(void)
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: Clear" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }
  MetaObject::Clear();
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: Clear: m_NPoints" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Nodes.
  NodeListType::iterator it_Node = m_NodeList.begin();
  while(it_Node != m_NodeList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectNode* Node = *it_Node;
    ++it_Node;
    delete Node;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Elements.
  ElementListType::iterator it_Element = m_ElementList.begin();
  while(it_Element != m_ElementList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectElement* Element = *it_Element;
    ++it_Element;
    delete Element;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Loads.
  LoadListType::iterator it_Load = m_LoadList.begin();
  while(it_Load != m_LoadList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectLoad* Load = *it_Load;
    ++it_Load;
    delete Load;
    }

  // Delete the list of pointers to Materials.
  MaterialListType::iterator it_Material = m_MaterialList.begin();
  while(it_Material != m_MaterialList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectMaterial* Material = *it_Material;
    ++it_Material;
    delete Material;
    }

  m_NodeList.clear();
  m_ElementList.clear();
  m_LoadList.clear();
  m_MaterialList.clear();
}

/** Destroy tube information */
void MetaFEMObject::
M_Destroy(void)
{
  MetaObject::M_Destroy();
}

/** Set Read fields */
void MetaFEMObject::
M_SetupReadFields(void)
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_SetupReadFields" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }

  MetaObject::M_SetupReadFields();

  MET_FieldRecordType * mF;

  mF = new MET_FieldRecordType;
  MET_InitWriteField(mF, "ElementDataFile", MET_STRING, true);
  mF->required = true;
  mF->terminateRead = true;
  m_Fields.push_back(mF);

}

void MetaFEMObject::
M_SetupWriteFields(void)
{
  strcpy(m_ObjectTypeName,"FEMObject");
  MetaObject::M_SetupWriteFields();

  MET_FieldRecordType * mF;

  mF = new MET_FieldRecordType;
  MET_InitWriteField(mF, "ElementDataFile", MET_STRING,
                     m_ElementDataFileName.length(),
                     m_ElementDataFileName.c_str());
  mF->terminateRead = true;
  m_Fields.push_back(mF);
}


bool MetaFEMObject::
M_Read(void)
{
  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_Read: Loading Header" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }

  if(!MetaObject::M_Read())
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_Read: Error parsing file" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }

  if(META_DEBUG)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_Read: Parsing Header" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    }

  // currently reader handles only ASCII data
  if(m_BinaryData)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_Read: Data content should be in ASCII format" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }

  // we read 1)node, 2) material, 3) element and 4) load  and the input should be in the afore
  // mentioned order.

  int segment_read = 0; // to keep track of what is being read. corresponds to enumerated types in the header file
  /* then we start reading objects from stream */
  do
    {
    // local variables
    std::streampos          l(0);
    char                    buf[256];
    std::string             s;
    std::string::size_type  b, e;
    bool                     clID;
    std::string             errorMessage;

    if(segment_read > 3)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      return true; // end of FEM segment in spatial object reader.
      }

    l = this->m_ReadStream->tellg();     // remember the stream position
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();              // skip comments and whitespaces
    if ( this->m_ReadStream->eof() )
      {
      return 0;              // end of stream. all was good
      }
    char c;
    if ( ( c = static_cast<char>(this->m_ReadStream->get()) ) != '<' )
      {
      std::string rest;
      std::getline(*this->m_ReadStream, rest);
      errorMessage = "Expected < token not found. Instead found '";
      errorMessage += c;
      errorMessage += "'.\nRest of line is '";
      errorMessage += rest;
      errorMessage += "'.\n";
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << errorMessage << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;  // the file is not in proper format
      }
    this->m_ReadStream->getline(buf, 256, '>');  // read up to 256 characters until '>' is reached.
    // we read and discard the '>'
    s = std::string(buf);

    // get rid of the whitespaces in front of and the back of token
    b = s.find_first_not_of(this->whitespaces);                               // end of
    // whitespaces
    // in the
    // beginning
    if ( ( e = s.find_first_of(this->whitespaces, b) ) == std::string::npos ) //
      // beginning
      // of
      // whitespaces
      // at the
      // end
      {
      e = s.size();
      }
    s = s.substr(b, e - b);

    if ( s == "END" )
      {
      /*
       * We can ignore this token. Start again by reading the next object.
       */
      segment_read++;
      }
    else
      {
      clID = this->IsClassNamePresent(s);  // obtain the class ID from FEMObjectFactory
      if ( !clID)
        {
        errorMessage = s;
        errorMessage += "   is not a valid FEM data type";
        errorMessage += "'.";
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << errorMessage << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;  // class not found
        }
      /*
       * Now we have to read additional data, which is
       * specific to the class of object we just created
       */

      switch ( segment_read )
        {
        case NODE :
          this->M_Read_Node();
          break;
        case MATERIAL :
          this->M_Read_Material(s);
          break;
        case ELEMENT :
          this->M_Read_Element(s);
          break;
        case LOAD :
          this->M_Read_Load(s);
          break;
        }
      }
    }while(segment_read <= 3); // end of FEM segment in spatial object reader.
  return true;
}

bool MetaFEMObject::
M_Write(void)
{
  if(!MetaObject::M_Write())
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "MetaFEMObject: M_Write: Error parsing file" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }

  NodeListType::iterator it_Node = m_NodeList.begin();
  while(it_Node != m_NodeList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectNode* Node = *it_Node;
    this->M_Write_Node(Node);
    ++it_Node;
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\n<END>  % End of nodes\n\n";

  MaterialListType::iterator it_Material = m_MaterialList.begin();
  while(it_Material != m_MaterialList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectMaterial* Material = *it_Material;
    this->M_Write_Material(Material);
    ++it_Material;
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\n<END>  % End of material definition\n\n";


  ElementListType::iterator it_Element = m_ElementList.begin();
  while(it_Element != m_ElementList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectElement* Element = *it_Element;
    this->M_Write_Element(Element);
    ++it_Element;
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\n<END>  % End of element definition\n\n";

  LoadListType::iterator it_Load = m_LoadList.begin();
  while(it_Load != m_LoadList.end())
    {
    FEMObjectLoad* Load = *it_Load;
    this->M_Write_Load(Load);
    ++it_Load;
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\n<END>  % End of load definition\n\n";

  return true;
}

void MetaFEMObject::M_Write_Node(FEMObjectNode *Node)
{
  // first write the class name
  *this->m_WriteStream << '<' << "Node" << ">\n";

  // then the global object number
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Node->m_GN << "\t% Global object number\n";

  /* write co-ordinate values */
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Node->m_Dim;
  for (unsigned int i=0; i<Node->m_Dim; i++)
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << " " << Node->m_X[i];
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% Node coordinates" << "\n";
}

void MetaFEMObject::M_Write_Material(FEMObjectMaterial *Material)
{
  if(std::string(Material->m_MaterialName) == "MaterialLinearElasticity")
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << '<' << "MaterialLinearElasticity" << ">\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Material->m_GN << "\t% Global object number\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tE  : " << Material->E << "\t% Young modulus\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tA  : " << Material->A << "\t% Beam crossection area\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tI  : " << Material->I << "\t% Moment of inertia\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tnu : " << Material->nu << "\t% Poisson's ratio\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\th : " << Material->h << "\t% Plate thickness\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tRhoC : " << Material->RhoC << "\t% Density times capacity\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\tEND:\t% End of material definition\n";
    }
}

void MetaFEMObject::M_Write_Element(FEMObjectElement *Element)
{
  *this->m_WriteStream << '<' << Element->m_ElementName << ">\n";
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Element->m_GN << "\t% Global object number\n";
  unsigned int numNodes = Element->m_NumNodes;
  for ( unsigned int p = 0; p < numNodes; p++ )
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Element->m_NodesId[p] << "\t% Node #" << ( p + 1 ) << " ID\n";
    }
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Element->m_MaterialGN << "\t% Material ID\n";
}

void MetaFEMObject::M_Write_Load(FEMObjectLoad *Load)
{
  *this->m_WriteStream << '<' << Load->m_LoadName << ">\n";
  *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_GN << "\t% Global object number\n";

  // write according to the load type
  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadBC")
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_ElementGN << "\t% GN of element" << "\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_DOF << "\t% DOF# in element" << "\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_NumRHS;
    for (int i=0; i<Load->m_NumRHS; i++)
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << " " << Load->m_RHS[i];
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% value of the fixed DOF" << "\n";
    return;
    }

  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadNode")
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_ElementGN << "\t% GN of element" << "\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_NodeNumber << " " << "\t% Point number within the element\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_Dim;
    for (int i=0; i<Load->m_Dim; i++)
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << " " << Load->m_ForceVector[i];
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% Force vector (first number is the size of a vector)\n";
    return;
    }

  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadBCMFC")
    {
    /** write the number of DOFs affected by this MFC */
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" <<  Load->m_NumLHS << "\t% Number of DOFs in this MFC" << std::endl;

    /** write each term */
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t  %==>\n";
    for ( int i=0; i<Load->m_NumLHS; i++ )
      {
      FEMObjectMFCTerm *mfcTerm = dynamic_cast< FEMObjectMFCTerm * > (&*Load->m_LHS[i]);
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t  " <<mfcTerm->m_ElementGN << "\t% GN of element" << std::endl;
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t  " << mfcTerm->m_DOF << "\t% DOF# in element" << std::endl;
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t  " << mfcTerm->m_Value << "\t% weight" << std::endl;
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t  %==>\n";
      }

    /** write the rhs */
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_NumRHS;
    for ( int i=0; i<Load->m_NumRHS; i++ )
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << " "  << Load->m_RHS[i];
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% rhs of MFC" << std::endl;
    return;
    }

  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadEdge")
    {
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_ElementGN << "\t% GN of the element on which the load acts" << "\n";
    /** ... edge number */
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_EdgeNumber << "\t% Edge number" << "\n";

    /** ... force matrix */
    size_t numRows = Load->m_ForceMatrix.size();
    size_t numCols = Load->m_ForceMatrix[0].size();

    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << numRows << "\t% # rows in force matrix" << "\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << numCols << "\t% # cols in force matrix" << "\n";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% force matrix\n";
    for ( size_t i = 0; i < numRows; i++ )
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t";
      METAIO_STL::vector<float> F = Load->m_ForceMatrix[i];
      for ( size_t j = 0; j < numCols; j++ )
        {
        *this->m_WriteStream << F[j] << " ";
        }
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\n";
      }
    return;
    }

  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadGravConst")
    {
    /** Write the list of element global numbers */
    if ( Load->m_NumElements > 0 )
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_NumElements;
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% # of elements on which the load acts" << std::endl;
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t";
      for ( int i = 0; i < Load->m_NumElements; i++ )
        {
        *this->m_WriteStream << Load->m_Elements[i] << " ";
        }
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% GNs of elements" << std::endl;
      }
    else
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t-1\t% Load acts on all elements" << std::endl;
      }
    /** then write the actual data force vector */
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_Dim << "\t% Size of the gravity force vector\n";
    for (int i=0; i<Load->m_Dim; i++)
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << Load->m_ForceVector[i] ;
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t% Gravity force vector\n";
    }

  if(std::string(Load->m_LoadName) == "LoadLandmark")
    {
    // print undeformed coordinates
    size_t dim = Load->m_Undeformed.size();

    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << dim;
    for ( size_t i = 0; i < dim; i++ )
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << Load->m_Undeformed[i] << " ";
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t % Dimension , undeformed state local coordinates";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\n";

    // print deformed coordinates
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t" << dim;
    for ( size_t i = 0; i < dim; i++ )
      {
      *this->m_WriteStream << Load->m_Deformed[i] << " ";
      }
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t % Dimension , deformed state local coordinates";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\n";

    // print square root of Variance
    *this->m_WriteStream << Load->m_Variance;
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\t % Square root of the landmark variance ";
    *this->m_WriteStream << "\n";
    return;
    }
}

void
MetaFEMObject::SkipWhiteSpace()
{
  std::string skip;

  while ( this->m_ReadStream && !this->m_ReadStream->eof() && ( std::ws(*this->m_ReadStream).peek() ) == '%' )
    {
    std::getline(*this->m_ReadStream, skip);
    }
}

bool MetaFEMObject::IsClassNamePresent(std::string c_string)
{
  ClassNameListType::const_iterator it = this->m_ClassNameList.begin();
  while(it != this->m_ClassNameList.end())
    {
    if((*it) == c_string)
      return true;
    ++it;
    }
  return false;
}

bool MetaFEMObject::M_Read_Node()
{
  unsigned int n;
  float coor[3];
  /**
   * First call the parent's read function
   */
  int GN = this->ReadGlobalNumber();

  if(GN == -1)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  /*
   * Read and set node coordinates
   */
  // read dimensions
  this->SkipWhiteSpace(); *this->m_ReadStream >> n;
  if ( !this->m_ReadStream)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Node dimensions" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  FEMObjectNode *node = new FEMObjectNode(n);
  node->m_GN = GN;

  this->SkipWhiteSpace();
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i< n; i++)
    {
    *this->m_ReadStream >> coor[i];
    if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
      {
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Node coordinates" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    node->m_X[i] = coor[i];
    }
  this->m_NodeList.push_back(node);

  return true;
}

bool MetaFEMObject::M_Read_Material(std::string material_name)
{
  /**
   * First call the parent's read function
   */
  int GN = this->ReadGlobalNumber();

  if(GN == -1)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  /*
   * Read material properties
   */
  double d;

  std::streampos         l(0);
  char                   buf[256];
  std::string            s;
  std::string::size_type b, e;

  // clear the data already inside the object
  double E = 0.0; double A = 0.0; double I = 0.0;
  double nu = 0.0; double h = 1.0; double RhoC = 1.0;

  /*
   * Next we read any known constant from stream. This allows a user to
   * specify only constants which are actually required by elements in
   * a system. This makes creating input files a bit easier.
   */
  while ( this->m_ReadStream )
    {
    l = this->m_ReadStream->tellg();            // remember the stream position
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();  // skip comments and whitespaces

    /**
     * All Constants are in the following format:
     *    constant_name : value
     */
    this->m_ReadStream->getline(buf, 256, ':');  // read up to 256 characters until ':' is
                                                 // reached. we read and discard the ':'
    if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
      {
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material properties" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }    // no : was found
    s = std::string(buf);

    // Get rid of the whitespaces in front of and the back of token
    b = s.find_first_not_of(whitespaces);                               // end
                                                                        // of
                                                                        // whitespaces
                                                                        // in
                                                                        // the
                                                                        // beginning
    if ( ( e = s.find_first_of(whitespaces, b) ) == std::string::npos ) //
                                                                        // beginning
                                                                        // of
                                                                        // whitespaces
                                                                        // at
                                                                        // the
                                                                        // end
      {
      e = s.size();
      }

    /*
     * s now contains just the name of the constant.
     * The value is ready to be read next from the stream
     */
    s = s.substr(b, e - b);

    if ( s == "E" )
      {
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material E property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      E = d;
      continue;
      }

    if ( s == "A" )
      {
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material A property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      A = d;
      continue;
      }

    if ( s == "I" )
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material I property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      I = d;
      continue;
      }

    if ( s == "nu" )
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material nu property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      nu = d;
      continue;
      }

    if ( s == "h" )
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material h property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      h = d;
      continue;
      }

    if ( s == "RhoC" )
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> d;
      if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
        {
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material RhoC property" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      RhoC = d;
      continue;
      }
    if ( s == "END" )
      {
      // End of constants in material definition
      // store all the material definitions
      FEMObjectMaterial *material = new FEMObjectMaterial();
      strcpy(material->m_MaterialName, material_name.c_str());
      material->m_GN = GN;
      material->E = E;
      material->A = A;
      material->I = I;
      material->nu = nu;
      material->h = h;
      material->RhoC = RhoC;
      this->m_MaterialList.push_back(material);
      break;
      }

    /**
     * If we got here an unknown constant was reached.
     * We reset the stream position and set the stream error.
     */
    this->m_ReadStream->seekg(l);
    this->m_ReadStream->clear(std::ios::failbit);
    }

  if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Material properties" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  return true;
}

bool MetaFEMObject::M_Read_Element(std::string element_name)
{
  unsigned int n, materialGN;
  int info[2];
  this->GetElementDimensionAndNumberOfNodes(element_name, info);

  int GN = this->ReadGlobalNumber();

  if(GN == -1)
    {
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  /*
   * Read and set element connectivity
   */
  int *NodesId = new int[info[0]];
  for ( int p = 0; p < info[0]; p++ )
    {
    this->SkipWhiteSpace(); *this->m_ReadStream >> n;
    if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
      {
      delete [] NodesId;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Element node numbers" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    NodesId[p] = n;
    }

  // read material associated with the element
  this->SkipWhiteSpace(); *this->m_ReadStream >> materialGN;
  if ( !this->m_ReadStream )
    {
    delete [] NodesId;
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Element global number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  // store the read information
  FEMObjectElement *element = new FEMObjectElement(info[0]);
  element->m_GN = GN;
  for ( int p = 0; p < info[0]; p++ )
    {
    element->m_NodesId[p] = NodesId[p];
    }
  element->m_MaterialGN = materialGN;
  element->m_NumNodes = info[0];
  element->m_Dim = info[1];
  strcpy(element->m_ElementName, element_name.c_str());

  delete [] NodesId;
  this->m_ElementList.push_back(element);
  return true;
}

bool MetaFEMObject::M_Read_Load(std::string load_name)
{
  int GN;
  int elementGN;
  int DOF;
  int NumRHS;
  int NodeNumber;
  int Dim;
  int NumLHS;
  int Value;

  FEMObjectLoad *load = new FEMObjectLoad;
  strcpy(load->m_LoadName, load_name.c_str());

  GN = this->ReadGlobalNumber();
  if (GN == -1)
    {
    delete load;
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition - global number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }

  load->m_GN = GN;

  if(load_name == "LoadBC")
    {
    /* read and set pointer to element that we're applying the load to */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> elementGN;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition - Element Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_ElementGN = elementGN;

    /* read the local DOF number within that element */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> DOF;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition - Degrees of Freedom" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_DOF = DOF;

    /* read the value to which the DOF is fixed */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> NumRHS;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition - Number of fixed degrees of freedom" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_NumRHS = NumRHS;
    load->m_RHS.resize(NumRHS);

    for (int i=0; i<NumRHS; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_RHS[i];
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition - Fixed degree of freedom" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      }
    }
  else if(load_name == "LoadNode")
    {
    /* read and set pointer to element that we're applying the load to */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> elementGN;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadNode definition - Element Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_ElementGN = elementGN;

    /* read the value to which the DOF is fixed */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> NodeNumber;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadNode definition - Node Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_NodeNumber = NodeNumber;

    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> Dim;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadNode definition - Dimension" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_Dim = Dim;

    load->m_ForceVector.resize(Dim);
    for (int i=0; i<Dim; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_ForceVector[i];
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadNode definition - Force Vector" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      }
    }
  else if(load_name == "LoadBCMFC")
    {
    /** read number of terms in lhs of MFC equation */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> NumLHS;
    if(!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - Number of LHS terms" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    load->m_NumLHS = NumLHS;
    for ( int i = 0; i < NumLHS; i++ )
      {
      /** read and set pointer to element that we're applying the load to */
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> elementGN;
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - Element Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }

      /** read the number of dof within that element */
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> DOF;
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - Element Degree of Freedom" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }

      /** read weight */
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> Value;
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - Weight" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }

      /** add a new MFCTerm to the lhs */
      FEMObjectMFCTerm *mfcTerm = new FEMObjectMFCTerm(elementGN, DOF, static_cast<float>(Value));
      load->m_LHS.push_back(mfcTerm);
      }

    /** read the rhs */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> NumRHS;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - Number of RHS terms" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    load->m_NumRHS = NumRHS;
    load->m_RHS.resize(NumRHS);
    for (int i=0; i<NumRHS; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_RHS[i];
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadBCMFC definition - RHS Term" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      }
    }
  else if(load_name == "LoadEdge")
    {
    int edgeNum, numRows, numCols;

    /* read the global number of the element on which the load acts */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> elementGN;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadEdge definition - Element Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_ElementGN = elementGN;

    /** ... edge number */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> edgeNum;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadEdge definition - Edge Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    load->m_EdgeNumber = edgeNum;

    /** ... # of rows */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> numRows;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadEdge definition - Number of Rows" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    /** ... # of cols */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> numCols;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadEdge definition - Number of Columns" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    for ( int i = 0; i < numRows; i++ )
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      METAIO_STL::vector<float> F(numCols);
      for ( int j = 0; j < numCols; j++ )
        {
        *this->m_ReadStream >> F[j];
        if (!this->m_ReadStream)
          {
          delete load;
          METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadEdge definition - Force Matrix" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
          return false;
          }
        }
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      load->m_ForceMatrix.push_back(F);
      }
    }
  else if(load_name == "LoadGravConst")
    {
    // read in the list of elements on which the load acts
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_NumElements ;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadGravConst definition - Number of Elements" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    for (int i=0; i<load->m_NumElements; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> elementGN ;
      if (!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadGravConst definition - Element Global Number" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      load->m_Elements.push_back(elementGN);
      }

    /** first read and set the size of the vector */
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_Dim;
    if (!this->m_ReadStream)
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadGravConst definition - Dimension" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }

    float loadcomp;
    /** then the actual values */
    for (int i=0; i<load->m_Dim; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> loadcomp;
      if (!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading LoadGravConst definition - Force Vector" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      load->m_ForceVector.push_back(loadcomp);
      }
    }
  else if(load_name == "LoadLandmark")
    {
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    int n1, n2;

    // read the dimensions of the undeformed point and set the size of the point
    // accordingly
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> n1; if ( !this->m_ReadStream ) { return false; }
    load->m_Undeformed.resize(n1);
    for (int i=0; i<n1; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_Undeformed[i];
      std::cout << "  " << load->m_Undeformed[i] << std::endl;
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Loadlandmark definition - Undeformed point" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      }

    // Read the dimensions of the deformed point and set the size of the point
    // accordingly
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> n2; if ( !this->m_ReadStream ) { return false; }
    load->m_Deformed.resize(n2);
    for (int i=0; i<n2; i++)
      {
      this->SkipWhiteSpace();
      *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_Deformed[i];
      std::cout << "  " << load->m_Deformed[i] << std::endl;
      if(!this->m_ReadStream)
        {
        delete load;
        METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Loadlandmark definition - Undeformed point" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
        return false;
        }
      }

    // Verify that the undeformed and deformed points are of the same size.
    if ( n1 != n2 )
      {
      delete load;
      METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Loadlandmark definition - Undeformed point and deformed point should have same dimension" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
      return false;
      }
    // read the square root of the m_Variance associated with this landmark
    this->SkipWhiteSpace();
    *this->m_ReadStream >> load->m_Variance;
    }
  if(!this->m_ReadStream)
    {
    delete load;
    METAIO_STREAM::cout << "Error reading Load definition" << METAIO_STREAM::endl;
    return false;
    }
  this->m_LoadList.push_back(load);
  return true;
}

int* MetaFEMObject::GetElementDimensionAndNumberOfNodes(std::string c_string, int info[2])
{
  if((c_string == "Element2DC0LinearLineStress") || (c_string == "Element2DC1Beam"))
    {
    info[0] = 2;
    info[1] = 2;
    }

  if((c_string == "Element2DC0LinearTriangularMembrane") ||
     (c_string == "Element2DC0LinearTriangularStrain") ||
     (c_string == "Element2DC0LinearTriangularStress"))
    {
    info[0] = 3;
    info[1] = 2;
    }

  if((c_string == "Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralMembrane") ||
     (c_string == "Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralStrain") ||
     (c_string == "Element2DC0LinearQuadrilateralStress"))
    {
    info[0] = 4;
    info[1] = 2;
    }


  if((c_string == "Element2DC0QuadraticTriangularStrain") ||
     (c_string == "Element2DC0QuadraticTriangularStress"))
    {
    info[0] = 6;
    info[1] = 2;
    }

  if((c_string == "Element3DC0LinearHexahedronMembrane") ||
     (c_string == "Element3DC0LinearHexahedronStrain"))
    {
    info[0] = 8;
    info[1] = 3;
    }

  if((c_string == "Element3DC0LinearTetrahedronMembrane") ||
     (c_string == "Element3DC0LinearTetrahedronStrain"))
    {
    info[0] = 4;
    info[1] = 3;
    }

  return info;
}
int MetaFEMObject::ReadGlobalNumber()
{
  int n;

  /** Read and set the global object number */
  this->SkipWhiteSpace();
  *this->m_ReadStream >> n;
  if(this->m_ReadStream)
    return n;
  else
    return -1;
}

// string containing all whitespace characters
const std::string
MetaFEMObject
:: whitespaces = " \t\n\r";

#if (METAIO_USE_NAMESPACE)
}
#endif